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Face of Love Lyrics by BAMBARA

Birthmarks

2025

[Intro]
\nHer nametag says Elena, but she moves just like you used to
\nWhen I order a drink, our eyes meet and the walls recede into—
\n
\n[Verse 1]
\nFog so thick I can hardly see
\nStumbling through the woods to the sound of your feet kicking up leaves
\nI find you on your knees staring at a nest of dead copperheads
\nUnder a tree-split boulder I say
\n“When you're running like a maniac
\nYou'll get there fast but the wind whips colder"
\nYou grab the cross hanging at your chest
\nYour other hand, soft, on the back of my head as I'm catching my breath
\nYou lick my ear then nearly bite it off
\n“Save preaching for the flock,” you say
\nThen smile at the rocks and proclaim
\n“Here's the spot where God said to me
\n'Once love has a face, child, you can never be free'”
\n
\n[Chorus]
\nSweetheart, nothing can save you from the face of my love
\nSweetheart, nothing can save you from the face of my love
\n
\n[Verse 2]
\nElena's hand mimes that she's waiting for me
\nStick-and-poke lines etch the tide on her sleeve
\nAnd birthmarks off the coast of her sea change shape and fade
\nNear the nape of her neck, the faint pink of a dead reef
\nBut her eyes shine with a violet hue
\nI've only seen in you, the same pious smile too
\nMy whiskey sweats on Elena's tray
\nAs I try to count the years or the decades I've aged since I drove away
\nLike a snake that bites after death, some faces are ageless, in stasis
\n'Til one night they inject shame into an older you
\nWhat's left to do? But project on the ice as it melts in your drink
\n
\n[Chorus]
\nSweetheart, nothing can save you from the face of my love
\n(Watch her shimmy though acrylic beads)
\nSweetheart, nothing can save you from the face of my love
\n(Her hips are swaying, but I see yours swing)
\nSweetheart, nothing can save you from the face of my love
\n(My broken body starts to feel like it’s seventeen; I hear you singing)
\n
\n[Bridge]
\nThe highway threads a line through your past
\nDo you see me every time you look back?
\nBright red in the sunrise crying, wondering where you might be driving
\nIn the fading crowds of fools you lie to, do traces of my face still find you?
\n
\n[Outro]
\n(In the fading crowds of fools you lie to)
\nWait for me
\n(Do traces of my face still find you?)
\nI'll jump in the truck and speed
\n(In the fading crowds of fools you lie to)
\n'Til I'm between your knees in the Technicolor gleam
\n(Do traces of my face still find you?)
\nOf the Starlight Drive-in screens
\n(In the fading crowds of fools you lie to)
\nThen I'll get that jealous priest who ran me out, baby
\n(Do traces of my face still find you?)
\nHe's just a fraud like me
\n(In the fading crowds of fools you lie to)
\nAnd when my knuckles start to bleed, you'll kiss 'em clean
\n(Do traces of my face still find you?)
\nYeah, but that's a fantasy
\n(In the fading crowds of fools you lie to)
\n'Cause I'm just ashes waiting to be scattered
\n(Do traces of my face still find you?)
\nAny place is fine, don't really matter\n\n
Credits
BAMBARA

BAMBARA

About “Face of Love” by BAMBARA

Read the complete lyrics to "Face of Love" by BAMBARA from the album "Birthmarks" in 2025. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Noise Rock, Post-Punk, Rock.

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"Face of Love" appears on "Birthmarks" in 2025.

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